Hello! I am loving the colors, patterns, and energy in this CAL! So much fun. I actually bought my own yarn locally, and I am trying to match the colors with your numbers used in your kit.
In the first weeks pattern you used some colors in your second multi square that are not shown in the pictures (of the yarn kit). Was this intentional?? I just wanted to make sure that you are not using the red tone colors (it’s kind of throwing me off).

I applaud you for leaving the CAL group. After all the hard work you put into it, that must have been a difficult decision. Or not…I ceased reading the comments weeks ago. The fun and good intentions of the group had ended for me.

I joined (and ordered yarns the day you announced it) the CAL because of my fondness of and admiration for you and your creativity. It was to be my first CAL. It still will be but only by following your site.

I first read about you in a blurb about the wonderful book, “Crochet Saved My Life”. It was then that I picked back up my hook (after 20 plus years) and found more peace in my life.

I admire your stamina to have stayed with the group for as long as you did, Wink. However, you deserve a peaceful life. I will continue to be an admirer of yours. I congratulate you for leaving the group. Now on to more fun and peacefulness.

Thank you for this CAL. I am printing all the patterns and waiting until I finish my two WIP’s and to save up to buy some yarn for this one. I am LOVING watching all the squares being finished by everyone, and looking at all the different colours. So so beautiful. I am also really enjoying trying to read and understand the Dutch. I was born in The Netherlands, but left when I was 3 to move to Australia so my Dutch is not very good, and reading on the FB page is really helping me to learn and understand more again.

Thank you Marinke, for your wonderful positive energy.
I have received news that I am going to receive my kit in a few days ^^ I can’t wait to get started on this project !
Sending out hugs from France :o)

My pack should be here any day now…can’t wait to get started for real! In the meantime, I’ve been making a sample square of each design. They are made with a heavier yarn and bigger hook so each square is quite large. My plan, even after my yarn arrives, is to continue making “samples” and join them into another blanket.

Thankyou for a wonderful CAL and the most important thing is to appreciate your support and not to rush the squares , there is no point_ ENJOY everyone and THANKYOU MARINKE for caring , lets look after each other and everyone is happier

I am located in the US and the yarn arrived late so I am quite behind. My kit 2 does not have the colors you specified for week 1 and week 4 for some reason. Is it possible for you to list all the yarn colors so I could account for which ones I am missing. Any suggestion what I should do? Thanks much.

Hi Wink ! I noticed there may be a mistake in the color numbers for this week’s pattern. 713 is a dark green and the color on the photo is more of a lilac tone. I think it is number 651 :o)
I am still loving this project very much ! Thank you again !^^

Thank you so much for sharing this lovely pattern and introducing me to this lovely cotton yarn. It is my refuge from work at the moment, it is so busy! I am making it for one of my oldest friends as a present (hopefully for Christmas). It is so exciting receiving the new pattern every week and although I started late so am running about three weeks behind I feel sure I will catch up soon. Thank you again.

Thank you so much for this lovely CAL; I recently found it and have downloaded the whole CAL and I hope to be able to make it next year(!) when I have finished my other projects ….

I just LOVE that you have compiled several versions for different languages making this a very accessible CAL (I download the EN version) :-)
I will look forward to seeing your 2015 CAL ..and ….
many congratulations to you on your recent news too….
Seasons greetings to you

I apologize if this has already been addressed but I’m looking over the pattern for Week 8 of the Scheepjes CAL 2014 and I don’t know if I’m reading the pattern incorrectly or not. On Round 7, when it states, “*2dc in next 2 tr”, I have always read that as each tr has 2 dc in them but my count is off. I look at the picture of the square and it appears there is only 1 dc in each of the tr. Any recommendations? Thanks!

My heart is broken knowing such an amazingly talented, beautiful young lady could live in such a dark place that she didn’t want to be part of life any longer. I didn’t know Wink before a post I saw on Instagram about the loss of this beautiful girl. So sad to think all these beautiful things she shared will now come to an end. I hope her family continues to celebrate her and keep her blog active to honor her. Sending prayers to her family to find peace in knowing Wink will continue to live through her beautiful work she left behind. RIP Wink.
Robbin

RIP Marinke. I know you are in a beautiful place where nothing can cause you pain any more. Let’s celebrate Marinke’s life and make the beauty she created for us to share live forever by using Wink’s patterns and colours. Thank you Wink!

I just discovered this place as a link… to a link….to a link… that I actually followed off of a link to the last blog and memorial post that originally was listed within a free CRAFTSY pattern of Winks! Talk about following all the down the rabbits hole! I too am someone who suffers from depression and many ppl don’t realize that when you LOOK fine, isn’t always when you actually ARE fine. Part of WHY I was looking for ANY designs, was to create something to give as a small token of my appreciation to my psych. I think I’ll choose to do one of Winks Mandalas from her blanket and have it framed for her. I’ll reprint the story about who Wink WAS and why the blanket was created FOR her, and what her art means TO our community. Why crocheting IS so important for many people with mental health issues but depression especially is only being opened up recently, because there’s still many ppl that don’t even want to discuss depression in an open and mature way. Crochet helps depression through the neuropathways using yhe uptake receptors to your brain… They’re I’ve said it! It’s all out in the open now lol! See World-it’s really not that scary if we all just talk to each other. So that friend you know has been going through some things or the coworker getting divorced or your cousin who you weren’t very close with but she’s a widow now.., pick up the phone & say hey what’s up? IF you can spend 5 minutes ordering a PIZZA FROM A PERSON YOU DON’T KNOW~you can spend 5 minutes talking to a PERSON YOU DO KNOW! You just might be the 1 person to genuinely ask them how they are all day. I can say this aboot Wink, although she’s gone~I know her work will be the source of active conversation, serious contemplation, or quiet meditation. So many peoples of all different races as they come here either as patients or as interns from all different parts of the world will get to marvel at the Wonderful Wink! ;)

If you don’t mind, I would like to offer you words of encouragement in learning to crochet. I learned how to crochet way, way, way back when I was in high school in 1973. I could not get the hang of it. So what I did was practiced and practiced for 2 weeks. I was on my way. I have made afghans, scarves, potholders, hats, doilies and sweaters. I love to crochet. I have tried to learn knit since I was 11 years old. I will be 61 this coming June and still cannot knit with a darn!!
Once you get used to crocheting, you will love it. There is no right or wrong way to hold the crochet hook or yarn. Do whatever works the best for YOU. Some will tell you to hold the hook like a pen. I cannot do it that way. I hold it so it across the inside of my hand. The end result will always be the same.
Good Luck. I hope you keep me informed how you are doing. It is fun, relaxing & you will have a wonderful completed item. I love Red Heart Super Yarn and anything Bernat. I think Bernat is the best yarn on the market.

Thank you so very much for the patterns etc for CAL 2014. I look forward to our winter downunder to begin making my blanket. Though our Autumn has decided not to appear yet so I will be wait g a while longer for blanket making. Once again thank you!
Hugz Belinda

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